Horseshoe



Nov. s, 1938. B S 2,136,215

HORSESHOE Filed Oct. 20, Y 1937 Patented Nov. 8, 1938 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 1 Claim.

This invention relates to improvements in horseshoes and is especially adapted for use on race horses. The object of the invention is to provide a shoe that is light in construction and gives the horse a better foothold when running,

as well as to permit the foot to remain in as normal a position as possible when the horse is standing.

The invention consists of the novel constructlon and arrangement of the parts and combination of the parts hereinafter more fully set forth in the following specification and pointed out in detail in the appended claim.

In the accompanying drawing:

Figure 1 is a plan View of the lower surface of the shoe. 7

Figure 2 is a section on the line 22 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a plan view of the upper surface of the shoe.

Figure 4 is a section on the line 4-4 of Fig,- ure "1.

Referring to the accompanying drawing, forming part of this specification and in which like 25 references numerals designate like parts through- 30 face of the shoe is provided with a V-shaped flange 2 extending around the outer edge thereof and a short V-shaped flange 3 extending around the lower surface between the flange 2 and the inner edge of the shoe. Between the flanges 2 and 3 are the usual nail holes 4. At the front of the shoe is a V-shaped toe 5 extending above the flange 2. The shoe is provided with a flat surface between the short flange 3 and the inner edge of the shoe. By making the toe V-shaped and very short, it would permit the horses hoof to remain in a more normal position when standing. The flanges 2 and 3 also permit the horse to get a better foothold when running as the space between the flanges 2 and 3 will fill with dirt, and the dirt, coming in contact with the dirt surface of the track, affords a better holding surface and prevents slipping.

The shoes, when constructed in accordance with my present invention, can be made very light and at the same time very strong.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

A horseshoe having a flat upper surface, a V- shaped flange extending from the lower surface around the outer edge thereof, a small V-shaped flange projecting from the lower surface between the first-named flange and the inner edge of the shoe and terminating below the upper edge of the shoe at the front end thereof, said shoe having holes in the groove between said flanges.

JOHN MABIUS. 

